⁴⁷While he was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, suddenly arrived.^f A large mob with swords and clubs was with him from the chief priests and elders of the people. ⁴⁸His betrayer had given them a sign: “The one I kiss, he’s the one; arrest him.” ⁴⁹So immediately he went up to Jesus and said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.

⁵⁰“Friend,”^g Jesus asked him, “why have you come?”^D

Then they came up, took hold of Jesus, and arrested him. ⁵¹At that moment one of those with Jesus reached out his hand and drew his sword. He struck the high priest’s servant and cut off his ear.^h

⁵²Then Jesus told him, “Put your sword back in its place because all who take up the sword will perish by the sword.ⁱ ⁵³Or do you think that I cannot call on my Father, and he will provide me here and now with more than twelve legions of angels?^j ⁵⁴How, then, would the Scriptures be fulfilled^k that say it must happen this way?”

⁵⁵At that time Jesus said to the crowds, “Have you come out with swords and clubs, as if I were a criminal,^E to capture me? Every day I used to sit, teaching in the temple, and you didn’t arrest me.^l ⁵⁶But all this has happened so that the writings of the prophets^m would be fulfilled.” Then all the disciplesⁿ deserted him and ran away.

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Matthew 26:56: “But all this has taken place that the Scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled.” Then all the disciples left him and fled.

Footnotes

DOr Jesus told him, “do what you have come for.”
E as against a criminal

Cross references

f Mk 14:43–50; Lk 22:47–53; Jn 18:3–11
g Mt 20:13; 22:12
h Lk 22:38; Jn 18:10
i Gn 9:6; Rv 13:10
j 2Kg 6:17; Dn 7:10; Mt 4:11; Lk 8:30
k Mt 1:22; 26:24
l Mk 12:35; Lk 21:37; Jn 7:19; 8:2; 18:20
m Mt 26:54; Rm 1:2; 2Pt 1:20
n Mt 10:1; 26:56; Mk 3:7; 16:20; Lk 6:13; Jn 12:16